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Woeful govt incapable of solving crisis
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 28/11/2020
» So, the Prayut Chan-o-cha regime is resorting to slapping the lese majeste law against protesters again. Up to 14 protest leaders have so far been summoned to answer charges.
Rising star Piyabutr will enrage FFP foes
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 29/06/2019
» The first two-day meeting of the House of Representatives this week has probably set the tone for the remainder of the parliamentary session. Opposition debates look set to be hard-hitting, and rebuttals from the government aisle are expected to be equally fierce.
EC stalling to finagle party list formula
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 20/04/2019
» Just before the March 24 election, several members of the Election Commission (EC) took what they called a "study trip" to Europe and the US.
Regime on shaky ground as 'Pai' rebels
Oped, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/08/2016
» I don't know Jatupat Boonpattararaksa personally. Like many people, I first got to know of him from news reports when he and a group of his friends joined a villagers' protest against gold mining in the northeastern province of Loei three years ago.
Thais should become less pragmatic
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 12/08/2016
» So the circus-like referendum came and went. And the vote came down decidedly on the side of the junta government.The constitution drafters and supporters are understandably ecstatic. Their work in drafting the country's supreme law will not go to waste, and, with the public mandate on its side, the junta can now carry on with its national reform agenda and returning the country to a democratic path.
Will the charter fix community rights?
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/02/2016
» As a journalist, I am often asked what I think is the most severe, important or urgent environmental problem facing Thailand.
Frustration brews as life becomes harder for rural folk
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 11/09/2015
» The rejection of the draft constitution has caused a major brouhaha among political pundits, academics, and journalists. But for the normal folk outside the capital, it is just another episode of lakhon nam nao, a brainless soap opera.